John Hunter Nemechek completed the first back-to-back victory effort of his career convincingly winning Saturday’s Ambetter Health 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to answer a big victory last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway too.(Read more)(7-15-2023)
Having to hold the field off for a couple of late-race restarts, #20-John Hunter Nemechek stamped a near perfect day by winning the Xfinity Series Season race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. #20-Nemechek led 137 of 202 laps en route to his fourth triumph of the season.
Polesitter #16-Chandler Smith placed second after leading 10 laps. #21-Austin Hill placed third, with #11-Daniel Hemric and #18-Sammy Smith rounding out the top five.
Stage 1 winner #7-Justin Allgaier overcame a couple of hurdles to finish sixth. #27-Jeb Burton ended the race in seventh, with #92-Josh Williams earning his second consecutive top-10 finish in eighth. #25-Brett Moffitt and #08-Mason Massey completed the top 10.
#7-Allgaier won the opening stage, as #18-Smith earned his first stage win of 2023 in the second stage.
There were 13 lead changes among seven drivers and 10 cautions for 60 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 82.417 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
New Hampshire Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire:
John Hunter Nemechek won the Ambetter Health 200, his sixth victory in 85 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chandler Smith # (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
Austin Hill (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chandler Smith (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 33 points over Austin Hill.
Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after New Hampshire (Race 18 of 33):
1)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (4 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins)
3)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
6)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
7)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
8)#8-Josh Berry 544, +105
9)#11-Daniel Hemric 510, +71
10)#1-Sam Mayer 502, +63
11)#2-Sheldon Creed 484, +45
12)#98-Riley Herbst 457, +18
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#48-Parker Kligerman 439,-18
14)#25-Brett Moffitt 415, -42
15)#9-Brandon Jones 397, -60
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #-18-Sammy Smith, #27-Jeb Burton, #35-Patrick Emerling, #39-Ryan Sieg, #45-Greg Van Elst (unapproved adjustments); #-44-Rajah Caruth (tire), #26-Kaz Grala (backup car).
Pit Stall Selections
#16-Chandler Smith won the pole for Saturday’s Ambetter 200 Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.291 mph. This is his second consecutive pole, as he brought the field to the green flag at Atlanta last weekend.
#20-John Hunter Nemechek will start on the front row (126.123 mph). The JR Motorsports drivers of #8-Josh Berry (125.649 mph), #7-Justin Allgaier (125.550 mph) and #9-Brando Jones (125.471 mph) round out the top five.
#00-Cole Custer will lineup sixth, as #18-Sammy Smith, #21-Austin Hill, #10-Austin Dillon and #1-Sam Mayer complete the top 10.
All 38 drivers made the show.
See the complete New Hampshire Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Fast Facts — New Hampshire
Chandler Smith # won the Pole Award for the Ambetter Health 200 with a lap of 30.159 seconds, 126.291 mph.
This is his third pole in 21 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his third pole and 13th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in one races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2023 and his second in three races at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his eighth in
18 races this season.
Chandler Smith (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Ambetter Health 200 Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#18-Sammy Smith 123.526 mph
#00-Cole Custer 123.346 mph
#19-Joe Graf Jr. 123.282 mph
#26-Kaz Grala 123.266 mph
#2-Sheldon Creed 123.266 mph
Slowest: #53-CJ McLaughlin 117.208 mph
Most laps run: #19-Graf, 30
Notes: #39-Ryan Sieg lost brakes entering Turn 1 towards the end of the session and collected #26-Grala. Grala will be going to a backup car.
See full New Hampshire Practice Results.
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 39 cars on the entry list for the Ambetter Health 200 Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. One driver/team will miss the show.
Notables: #4-Kyle Weatherman, #07-Stefan Parsons, #08-Mason Massey, #10-TBA, #19-Joe Graf Jr., #24-Connor Mosack, #28-Kyle Sieg, #35-TBA, #38-Chris Hacker, #44-Rajah Caruth, #45-Greg Van Alst, #53-CJ McLaughlin, #66-Chad Finchum, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Alex Labbe.
Note: #74-Cram withdrew from the race.
See the full entry list on the New Hampshire Entry List page.
TandemDraft Stats – New Hampshire Xfinity
New Hampshire At-Track Schedule
